Affiliate disclosure generator — a disclosure page plus in-post lines

How to use the affiliate disclosure generator

1. Enter the Site name, Contact email and the Last updated date.
2. Tick Amazon Associates member if you are in that programme, and list any Other programmes (one per line).
3. Tick Write as “we” (not “I”) for a team or company site; untick it for a personal blog.
4. Choose State that opinions are independent and We sometimes receive free products if they are true.
5. Copy the Disclosure page (Markdown) for a dedicated page, and a line from Short versions for posts for each article.

What it does and when to use it

Use it if you earn commission from links on a blog, newsletter, video description or social post. The page version explains that some links earn a commission without changing the price, and adds your Amazon statement, your programmes, an independence statement and a free-products line if ticked. The short versions are one-line disclosures to paste at the top of a post or beside a link.

It does not cover sponsored posts paid by a brand, gifted travel, platform-specific labels such as a paid-partnership tag, or rules outside the U.S. For a wider site disclaimer, use the disclaimer generator; for product descriptions you write yourself, see the product description generator.

How it works

The tool builds sentences from your ticks in your browser; nothing is uploaded. The “we” option switches every pronoun, including the Amazon line. Programmes are joined into a natural list (“ShareASale and Impact”). The short versions always include a full sentence, a “Disclosure:” line and an “Affiliate link —” line, plus the Amazon statement when ticked.

Worked examples

Team site with Amazon and two networks. The page includes “As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.” and “We take part in these affiliate programmes: ShareASale and Impact.” It also has the independence statement, “Being paid a commission does not affect what we say about a product”.

Solo reviewer who gets free samples. “We” unticked, no Amazon, no programmes, opinions unticked, free products ticked. The page says “Sometimes companies send me products for free to review. When that happens, I say so in the post.” The short lines include “Disclosure: I may earn a commission from links on this page.”

Limits and tips

• Place it next to the link. The FTC says that if the disclosure and the link are separated, readers may not make the connection.
• Keep it true. Only tick the independence statement if companies really do not review your content first.
• Laws differ by country. Other countries and platforms have their own disclosure rules; treat the output as a draft.